SIR—Cork people must realise that the Toxic
Waste Incinerator permitted by the Environmental Protection Agency
for Cork Harbour is, in actual fact, equipment for the processing
of toxic substances and hazardous materials (not domestic waste).
And toxic means ‘containing poisons’.

Poison goes in, and poison must come out —
it doesn’t just magically disappear. Irrespective of what form
the end product takes (gas or ash), it will still contain poisons.

Let’s not forget that Dr. Padraic Larkin
(EPA Director) confirmed at a public meeting in Carrigaline (August
3, 2005) that ‘accidents will inevitably happen’.